Jahmeel Powers

About Me:

Jahmeel is a humble, small town boy from Dundee, MI. He stumbled through his first play as Sandy The Candy Vendor in Brigadoon as a high school freshman, and has never looked back since!

He received his Bachelor's Degree in Theatre at Eastern Michigan University in 2013, where he experimented with so many different types of performing arts: He even created his own Comedy troupe, Laugh-a-Minute Enterprises, the only Student Organization on Campus dedicated to all forms of Comedy!

He took a brief Hiatus to study other aspects of acting; including a 4 month internship with Walt Disney World, which was one of the most magical experiences of his life! He joined and can still be found on the mainstage roster Comedysportz Detroit roster; an interactive Improv Comedy troupe.

With his training both behind and on stage and camera, He has graduated with MFA Acting program at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA in April 2018! He is currently residing in Auburn, NY on an 8-month acting contract! He looks forward to becoming an established professional actor and future theatre educator.

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The Tempest: ​"...He (Caliban) seeks to be liberated from Prospero’s yoke by means of Stefano (Jahmeel Powers) and Trinculo (Jason Osorio), who form a comic duo. By turns buffoonish and wry, earnest and knowing, their performance falls over the edge of absurdity, as it should." -Eleanor Cade Busby | July 18, 2016

​The School for Sausage: "In typical Commedia Dell’arte fashion, this story ends happily, with the forgiveness of debt and the marriage of the young lovers, Isabella and Lelio, portrayed very well by Mariah Colby and Jahmeel Powers. (Their lovelorn scenes alone are worth the price of admission.)" -Kym Reinstadler | July 29, 2017

​News and Updates

Sterilized= 2nd Best Actor Win! -January 21st, 2019

I am beyond ecstatic to to say that I was awarded my second "Best Actor" award for Sterilized at the 2019 VPA Filmmakers Showcase this past weekThank you all for the support, and a special shout-out to my wonderful and very talented director Jarrod Anderson, and the rest of the cast and crew for making such a powerful piece of film!​While it's making the festival circuit, please enjoy atrailer for the movie:

Merry-Go Round Youth Tour -August 27th, 2018

Today, I am beginning my first day as an actor for the Youth tour of Merry-Go-Round Youth theatre! I will be touring around to different schools in the Upstate/Central New York area and engaging students from Kindergarten to 5th grade with educational workshops, as well as live plays until May 2019!

For more information about this company check out their web-site HERE​

Servant Takes Scotland -April 3rd, 2018

This August, I will have the opportunity to reprise as my role as Truffaldino in The Servant of Two masters at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland! I will traveling overseas to performers along with thousands of other performers from across the world!